AMISOM

The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) was an African Union peacekeeping mission established in February 2007 with the goal of supporting the transitional government in Somalia, implementing a national security plan, training the Somali security forces, and to ensure that humanitarian aid arrived safely in the country. AMISOM had a strength of approximately 22,000 troops from countries such as Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.